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Beautiful home of Las Vegas Legends Siegfried & Roy is now crumbling and overrun with homeless squatters

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Once home to legendary magicians, Siegfried and Roy, and their iconic big cats who roamed the estate, the 'Jungle Palace' mansion contained a collection of ostentatious décor and extravagant amenities

The iconic Las Vegas estate ‘Little Bavaria’ once owned by Magicians Siegfried & Roy is now a shadow of its former self after homeless squatters moved in and claimed it for themselves.

At the height of the entertainer’s fame, the ‘Jungle Palace’ mansion had large cats roaming around, which was once decorated with ostentatious décor and extravagant amenities.

The house had priceless Persian carpets, crystal candle holders, Baroque carved furniture, a Napoleon clock, gold candlesticks and a jewel-encrusted sword believed to belong to Genghis Khan.

However, new photos show that the one-sided lifelong mansion is now overrun with homeless squatters seeking refuge from its disrepair.

Photos show the grounds filled with trash, disused clothing, crude sleeping arrangements and torn furniture.

The once beautiful spaces have been almost completely gutted, replaced by almost apocalyptic scenes of despair..

Prescription drugs, shopping carts, beer bottles and food scraps are among the trash strewn across the abandoned floors.

The legendary magicians moved into the sprawling property in 1982, about 30 years after it was built in the 1950s.

Once home to legendary magicians, Siegfried and Roy, and their iconic big cats who roamed the estate, the ‘Jungle Palace’ mansion contained a collection of ostentatious décor and extravagant amenities

The property on Valley Drive was an eight-acre mansion known as the Jungle Palace

The property on Valley Drive was an eight-acre mansion known as the Jungle Palace

Siegfried & Roy with one of their tigers on the incredible property

Siegfried & Roy with one of their tigers on the incredible property

Roy famously slept next to the big cats in his bed and swam with them in the Olympic pool, which is now a garbage-filled hole.

Within the walls of the compound, the magicians created a lush, surreal fantasy land that mimics their spectacular showmanship – although one visitor described it as “opulent to the point of vulgarity.”

The lavish estate was not only home to the magicians, but to their beloved lions and tigers who roamed the property freely.

Although generally tame and friendly, one of the most gruesome moments in Vegas history happened during the couple’s show at the Mirage Casino. A tiger named Mantacore attacked Roy and dragged him off the stage, leaving him barely alive.

He was told he would never walk, talk or perform magic again, but defied all odds to make a remarkable recovery, despite having to cut out part of his brain, suffering a crushed windpipe and being partially paralyzed.

The attack did nothing to change Van Horn’s love for the tiger, and he bid him a fond farewell when he died at the age of 17.

The estate was sold for $1.87 million in 2022 following the death of Siegfried Fischbacher from pancreatic cancer. Roy Horn had died after suffering in 2020 at 75 Complications of Covid.

In 2023, the estate changed hands again and was sold for $3 million to Carden International Circus owners, Brett Carden and his father George, who wanted Open it to tourists and short-term vacation rentals who wanted the chance to live Siegfried and Roy’s lavish lifestyle.

DailyMail.com has contacted the Cardens for comment on the status of the mansion.

The 8,750-square-foot enclosure sits on .42 acres of land and included a number of animal enclosures, as well as a bird sanctuary.

The main house has two beds and four baths, as well as its own jacuzzi and pool.

There are also three guest houses, two detached studios, three swimming pools and a jacuzzi.

One of the guest houses is 1,588 square feet with two bedrooms, two bathrooms and one of three pools.

The couple each had their own cottages on each side of the estate, which have since been boarded up to barely resemble the once beautiful homes

The couple each had their own cottages on each side of the estate, which have since been boarded up to barely resemble the once beautiful homes

Trash and scattered belongings fill the space of the boarded-up, abandoned buildings following the sale of the entertainers' estate following their deaths

Trash and scattered belongings fill the space of the boarded-up, abandoned buildings following the sale of the entertainers’ estate following their deaths

The once luxurious mansion has been revealed to have been overrun with homeless squatters seeking refuge as the estate decays

The once luxurious mansion has been revealed to have been overrun with homeless squatters seeking refuge as the estate decays

Piles of trash fill the inside of the Grand Mansion as homeless people take refuge in the abandoned buildings

Piles of trash fill the inside of the Grand Mansion as homeless people take refuge in the abandoned buildings

Heaps of prescription drugs and trash, shopping carts, beer bottles and food scraps are scattered across the abandoned floors

Heaps of prescription drugs and trash, shopping carts, beer bottles and food scraps are scattered across the abandoned floors

The magicians moved to the sprawling property in 1982, about 30 years after it was built in the 1950s. It served as a lavish estate not only for the couple, but also for their beloved tigers who were common companions for Seigfried and Roy and almost freely ruled the property

The magicians moved to the sprawling property in 1982, about 30 years after it was built in the 1950s. It served as a lavish estate not only for the couple, but also for their beloved tigers who were common companions for Seigfried and Roy and almost freely ruled the property

Within the walls of the compound, the magicians created a lush, surreal fantasy land that mimics their spectacular showmanship - one visitor once described it as 'opulent to the point of vulgarity'

Within the walls of the compound, the magicians created a lush, surreal fantasy land that mimics their spectacular showmanship – one visitor once described it as ‘opulent to the point of vulgarity’

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1737810881 363 Beautiful home of Las Vegas Legends Siegfried Roy is

The vast spaces of ostentatious decor and homely comfort are reduced to bare bones, strewn with rubbish and covered in dust

Siegfried Fischbacher died at 81 from pancreatic cancer in 2021 and Roy Horn had died less than a year earlier at age 75 from Covid-19 complications

Siegfried Fischbacher died at 81 from pancreatic cancer in 2021 and Roy Horn had died less than a year earlier at age 75 from Covid-19 complications

The estate was put on the market in 2022 after their deaths and was purchased for $1.87 million, before being sold again in 2023

The estate was put on the market in 2022 after their deaths and was purchased for $1.87 million, before being sold again in 2023

In 2023, the estate changed hands again and was sold for $3 million to Carden International Circus owners, Brett Carden and his father George

In 2023, the estate changed hands again and was sold for $3 million to Carden International Circus owners, Brett Carden and his father George

The estate was once home to priceless Persian carpets, gold candlesticks, baroque wooden furniture and crystal-studded candle holders

The estate was once home to priceless Persian carpets, gold candlesticks, baroque wooden furniture and crystal-studded candle holders

There are also three guest houses, two detached studios, three swimming pools and a jacuzzi

There are also three guest houses, two detached studios, three swimming pools and a jacuzzi

The second, the second largest of the three, is 1,875 square feet and includes two bedrooms, two bathrooms and one of three swimming pools.

The final guesthouse does not have a private pool, despite being the largest at 1,959 square feet.

The official listing highlighted that there was also a casita and a cabana on the property.

‘We have houses on each side, one for Roy and one for me. They are like two arms, wrapped around, and we meet in the middle,” Siegfried had told Las Vegas Weekly of his and Roy’s living arrangements.

Regularly described as ‘the ultimate showmen’, the pair dazzled visitors to ‘The Strip’ for 35 years with an act involving disappearing elephants, floating Tigers and Horn turning himself into a python.

Siegfried did the magic tricks, while Roy, who had a supernatural connection with animals, became his assistant and was the one who suggested they upgrade the ‘rabbit out of a hat’ routine with a live cheetah.

“From the moment we met, I knew Roy and I would change the world together,” Siegfried said, after the death of his “best friend” with characteristic Braggadocio.

They met while working on a cruise ship in 1957.

Roy, a cabin boy, felt impressed by Siegfried’s magic tricks and smuggled a cheetah on board for their next journey.

The 8,750-square-foot enclosure sits on .42 acres of land and included a number of animal enclosures, as well as a bird sanctuary

The second guest house, which is the second largest of the three, is 1,875 square feet and includes two bedrooms, two bathrooms and one of three pools

The 8,750-square-foot enclosure sits on .42 acres of land and included a number of animal enclosures, as well as a bird sanctuary

Carden said in 2023 that he and his father George view the mansion as an

Carden said in 2023 that he and his father George view the mansion as an “investment,” and they may try to open it to tourists

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1737810885 82 Beautiful home of Las Vegas Legends Siegfried Roy is

‘We have houses on each side, one for Roy and one for me. They’re like two arms, wrapped around, and we meet in the middle,” Siegfried previously told Las Vegas Weekly of his and Roy’s Living Arrangements

The iconic magicians met on a cruise ship and found fame after turning the 'rabbit in a hat' trick with a cheetah

The iconic magicians met on a cruise ship and found fame after turning the ‘rabbit in a hat’ trick with a cheetah

A box of prescription drugs was also found in the home

A small dime bag was pictured on one of the makeshift sleeping arrangements in the abandoned house

Prescription drugs, as well as small dime bags, were trapped in the house that now houses homeless squatters

The new owners were admirers of the legendary magicians and purchased the property in hopes of preserving his legacy

The new owners were admirers of the legendary magicians and purchased the property in hopes of preserving his legacy

“We paved the way for a new standard of oceanic entertainment,” Horn wrote in their 1992 autobiography.

The pair went on tour and took the Cheetah around Europe, with mixed results until they performed at a 1966 charity ball in Monte Carlo, with an audience that included Princess Grace, Cary Grant and Sophia Loren. News of their act spread quickly in all the right places.

The entertainers made their Las Vegas debut in 1967 at the Tropicana Hotel, where on opening night the cheetah broke loose and stole the toupee from the head of bandleader Ray Sinatra, Frank’s cousin.

Vegas veterans originally scoffed at their magic acts, citing that it lacked a sense of tawdriness intrinsic to Sin City.

But never before had there been an act of magic like theirs, a pyrotechnic spectacular with production values ​​that rivaled Hollywood, in which they could apparently make animals disappear and reappear, turn into women or fly through the air.

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